Shu Jia: "Nothing happened last night."

Zhuo Zhiyuan: "Nothing happened last night."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Zhuo Zhiyuan said, "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Shu Jia's eyes darted around, and after hesitating for two seconds, she finally spoke: "Wait a minute!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan stopped in his tracks.

He did the work, and he's willing to take responsibility and be accountable—that's not impossible!

"Cover up the marks on your neck before you go."

Shu Jia turned her head and said awkwardly, pointing her finger at the conspicuous bite mark on Zhuo Zhiyuan's neck.

Zhuo Zhiyuan: ...

They quickly pulled back the steps they had already taken.

Finally, Shu Jia applied a thick layer of foundation and concealer to Zhuo Zhiyuan's neck.

Although both of them agreed that nothing would happen, only they themselves knew what they were really thinking.

Shu Jia finally broke up with Li Qingji and devoted all her energy to her rapidly expanding business.

Too busy with work, Zhuo Zhiyuan and Shu Jia often crossed paths, but neither of them ever mentioned that chaotic night again.

I thought that the absurd night would just pass by and become a memory sealed away forever.

Just as Zhuo Zhiyuan and Shu Jia were determined to keep the secret, an accident occurred.

After the monthly meeting of Chenxing Media ended, all the senior executives and managers left the meeting room, and Shu Jia also packed up her documents and notebooks to leave.

Zhuo Zhiyuan stopped Xia Tian, ​​his expression grave: "What happened to you during the meeting just now? Why did you sound like you were having morning sickness? That day—did you take the morning-after pill?"

One shot, and Shu Jia is pregnant with his child?!

Zhuo Zhiyuan dared not think too deeply about it; it was too terrifying!

"I just had an upset stomach yesterday. Don't worry, it was my safe period, and I took emergency contraception. I'm warning you again, don't mention that day again, and especially don't mention it at the company, understand? It would ruin my reputation!"

Shu Jia really didn't want to pay any attention to Zhuo Zhiyuan.

However, she was quite fortunate that it was Zhuo Zhiyuan that night. At least he knew her well and was in good health, which was much better than those shady strangers in the bar.

However, Zhuo Zhiyuan was overthinking things. Even if she remained infertile for life, she would never give birth to Zhuo Zhiyuan's child.

Hearing Shu Jia's thoughts, Zhuo Zhiyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to be tied to Shu Jia because of the child. Just thinking about living with Shu Jia made Zhuo Zhiyuan shudder.

Zhuo Zhiyuan stepped back, allowing Shu Jia to leave the conference room.

Before the relief could be fully released, several exclamations came from the office.

"Ah—President Shu slipped and fell!"

"President Shu has fainted!"

"Call 120 immediately!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan's heart jumped, and he rushed out of the conference room.

In the ward, when Shu Jia woke up again, she saw Zhuo Zhiyuan staring blankly at something, his expression complicated.

"Zhuo Zhiyuan, pour me a glass of water!"

A simple sentence startled Zhuo Zhiyuan, who was in a daze. It took him two seconds to realize what Shu Jia had said. He hurriedly poured Shu Jia a glass of water, but just as he was about to hand it to her, he changed his mind and poured some boiling water into the glass to make it warm.

I poured some warm water from the cup onto the back of my hand to make sure it wasn't too hot.

He carefully helped Shu Jia up from the hospital bed and fed her water.

Shu Jia drank the entire glass of water in one gulp.

Only then did he ask, "What's wrong with me? What happened?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan opened and closed his mouth several times before finally closing his eyes tightly and blurting out, "Don't you know you're pregnant?"

Shu Jia froze as she stretched.

"What did you say?" Shu Jia asked, her face filled with disbelief.

"What—Jiajia, you're pregnant?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan took Shu Jia to the hospital, while the other colleagues in the company naturally continued working.

In an emergency, Shu Jia forgot to take her phone with her, as it was tucked inside her files.

Just then, Shu Jia's mother called looking for Shu Jia, and a kind colleague answered the phone and mentioned Shu Jia's situation and the hospital.

Anxious, Shu's parents quickly took leave from school and rushed to the hospital.

I had just entered the ward when I heard this unexpected surprise (or shock)!

"Jiajia—you're pregnant?!?!"

Mr. Shu's usually stern voice carried a hint of shock.

Upon seeing her father, Shu Jia immediately shut her mouth and shrank into the blankets, even covering her head with the blankets.

Zhuo Zhiyuan, witnessing this scene: ...

Speechless about Shu Jia, Zhuo Zhiyuan immediately stood up the moment he saw Shu's parents.

Nervous, uneasy, guilty...

My feelings are a little complicated right now.

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I am Zhuo Zhiyuan, Shu Jia's... colleague and friend."

Zhuo Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to refer to their relationship as colleagues.

After all, the current relationship between the two is too complicated, and Zhuo Zhiyuan can't find a suitable adjective for the time being.

Shu's father's gaze lingered on Zhuo Zhiyuan, with a hint of scrutiny.

That one glance sent a chill down Zhuo Zhiyuan's spine.

Then, Shu's mother spoke up at the right moment: "Xiao Zhuo, right? You've really worked hard today. Thank you so much for taking Jiajia to the hospital. This child doesn't even know she has a health problem!"

"Of course, of course. We're all colleagues, and also... friends!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan chuckled dryly, then quickly left the ward under the pretext of buying water.

He walked out of the ward with his head held high and chest out. As soon as the door closed, Zhuo Zhiyuan's breath deflated. He leaned against the door frame, wanting to listen to what the family of three inside was saying.

He listened intently for a long time, but could only hear intermittent sounds; he couldn't make out a single word of what was being said.

"The soundproofing in this hospital room is amazing!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan complained angrily.

"Sir! Sir?"

"Huh—?" Zhuo Zhiyuan turned his head and saw a nurse staring at him with the eyes that seemed to be looking at a pervert.

"Cough cough—" Zhuo Zhiyuan straightened up calmly.

"My back was a little sore just now, hehe—haha—let me stretch—I'm going to move around a bit—"

As he spoke, Zhuo Zhiyuan did a few stretching exercises, then quickly slunk away.

Nurse:……

When Zhuo Zhiyuan returned to the ward after buying his things, the nurse had already finished the examination and left.

There was only one family of three in the ward.

Mr. Shu sat upright in his chair watching Mrs. Shu peel an apple, while Shu Jia looked down at her phone.

Despite the seemingly warm and harmonious atmosphere, the guilty-hearted Zhuo Zhiyuan sensed a murderous aura.

"Oh, Xiao Zhuo, why are you being so polite, bringing so much stuff? I'm so sorry to have kept you from going to work today!"

When Shu's mother saw Zhuo Zhiyuan carrying a large pile of things, she put down the half-peeled apple and stood up to greet him.